I don't know about the selection painter but for selecting vertices I go to the perpendicular view (top view or side view if you've selected them in front view) and deselect the vertices that shouldn't be included. It's so simple I can hardly believe this is very helpfull :)
Frank Bueters > Is there any way to lock the selection painter to the front > side of an object? > I mean when I paint a surface the backside of the object is > also selected. > I've got the same question for dragging a box around faces or points. > > Arjo. > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1466 (20060331) Informatie __________ > > Dit bericht is gecontroleerd door het NOD32 Antivirus Systeem. > http://www.nod32.nl > >
